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As New York’s Gas Infrastructure Ages, Some Residents Are Left With Leaking Pipes or No Gas at All
Even after the passing of the Inflation Reduction Act, it’s taking time for state and local governments to get the money into the hands of residents who need it.
By June Kim
In June 2022, an inspection crew from Con Edison showed up at the front door of Marcos Antonio Ramos’s co-op apartment in Washington Heights. There was something wrong with the boiler system, they said. The crew promptly shut off all gas connections and left the building, leaving residents without hot water or working gas stoves.